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Jasper County School District under investigation

The Jasper County School district was visited by IRS and FBI personnel on Wednesday.

After being questioned by the Jasper County Sun, the school district responded with an e-mail. According to its news release, JCSD Superintendent Vashti Washington directed all employees to cooperate with law enforcement personnelAll district records are by law public information and will be made available to law enforcement pursuant to a proper subpoena.

The school district had no prior knowledge of the investigation, it said.

The school district will make future public announcements when it deems it an appropriate time.

According to the letter from James Hunter May, Assistant United States Attorney, the Department of Justice said there is an ongoing investigation.

The letter requests: all financial documents, including invoices, travel vouchers, credit card statements and transparency/reports; minutes of board meetings; employment files for the superintendent, assistant superintendent and department heads; and all correspondence between school district employees (paper and electronic).